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Woman falls from consulate in Olympics protest
SFGate ^
| 08/07/08
| Heather Knight
Posted on 08/07/2008 9:02:26 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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I think this could be her:
from International Campaign for Tibet: http://www.savetibet.org/programs/tylp/2006/index.php
I suspect she is a Tibetan.
To: TigerLikesRooster
Hmmm...Tibet’s a bit hilly. Couldn’t they have sent a decent mountain-climbing type?
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posted on
08/07/2008 9:07:27 PM PDT
by
relictele
To: TigerLikesRooster
I hate to say this but strange things can happen when you climb on other peoples buildings.
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posted on
08/07/2008 9:07:45 PM PDT
by
guitarplayer1953
(For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
08/07/2008 9:08:48 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
I guess I can understand someone protesting the Red Chinese olympics in San Francisco. The politics of both places are exactly the same.
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posted on
08/07/2008 9:09:39 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
("I'm trying to save the planet!" - Nancy Pelosi ..........ROTFLMAO! What a dumbass!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
San Francisco police and the State Department are conducting a joint investigation into the incident, including claims that the protester's ropes may have been intentionally cut. I wouldn't put that past the Chicoms.
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posted on
08/07/2008 9:11:12 PM PDT
by
Huntress
(If you have a chip on your shoulder, you think everybody's trying to knock it off.-AnAmericanMother)
To: TigerLikesRooster
I don't like the ChiComs and would like to see Tibet achieve self-determination, like any nation captive to the communists, but this incident has the sniff detector going off.
Rappelling is really easy. Two stories? That's nothing. What was her assistant doing on the roof? Obviously, the Chinese don't control the building, but are tenants, otherwise the protesters couldn't get on the roof. So, just what was going on up there? Why do the Chinese care? This is America, people could protest at the door every day till the cows come home. Was this rookies who couldn't even figure out how to rig a rappel rope? Was it done to embarrass the Chinese?
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posted on
08/07/2008 9:59:49 PM PDT
by
colorado tanker
(Number nine, number nine, number nine . . .)
To: TigerLikesRooster
I’m sure she made a good impression.
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posted on
08/07/2008 10:02:44 PM PDT
by
BigCinBigD
(")
To: colorado tanker
One thing is clear: She won't get an entry visa into China for a long time.:-)
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posted on
08/07/2008 10:23:56 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: colorado tanker
Obviously, the Chinese don't control the building, but are tenants, otherwise the protesters couldn't get on the roof. I have walked and/or driven past this building a few times. It is on Geary Street, near Japantown - unless the Chinese have more than one Consulate in SF. The Chinese do in fact occupy and control the entire building. I have no idea how the protesters got up on the roof. However, the building is a 2 story building, with public sidewalk bordering it on two sides. The entrance doors look very solid, and have security cameras outside of them. Whenever we drive or walk past the place, there are frequently protesters of one type or another on the sidewalks next to the building, or on the sidewalk across the street.
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posted on
08/07/2008 10:26:23 PM PDT
by
Zetman
To: Zetman
It still doesn’t add up. How did they get on the roof with mountaineering equipment?
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posted on
08/07/2008 10:33:01 PM PDT
by
colorado tanker
(Number nine, number nine, number nine . . .)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Gravity. It’s not just a suggestion, it’s THE LAW
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posted on
08/07/2008 10:49:29 PM PDT
by
Figment
("A communist is someone who reads Marx.An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx" R Reagan)
To: tanuki; TigersEye; indcons; nuconvert
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posted on
08/07/2008 10:59:12 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
‘smirk’-Way to keep Tibet out of the headlines, guys!
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posted on
08/07/2008 11:04:22 PM PDT
by
tanuki
(u)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Also, I hope this young lady recovers.
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posted on
08/07/2008 11:04:53 PM PDT
by
tanuki
(u)
To: colorado tanker
It still doesnt add up. How did they get on the roof with mountaineering equipment? Good question. I have read only one article about the incident, and it did not say how they managed to get up on the roof. News reports on the local SF news radio station also failed to mention how they got up there. However, I do know from going past the Consulate that the Chi-Coms seem to occupy the entire building, so I don't think they could have gotten up there via another tenant's facilities, or anything like that. Time will tell what really happened.
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posted on
08/07/2008 11:24:48 PM PDT
by
Zetman
To: Zetman
First, she fell only fell about 10-15 feet onto a balcony and broke her arm on a flagpole on the balcony. I think they got to the roof from an adjoining building. The guy from the consulate said that you protect yourself when someone breaks into your home.
They interviewed another protester, They looked to be 17-18 year old naive American girls (spoke perfect English).
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posted on
08/07/2008 11:34:09 PM PDT
by
Wacka
To: TigerLikesRooster
9.2 8.8 9.1 6.3(Chinese Judge)
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posted on
08/08/2008 12:35:19 AM PDT
by
TLOne
(All terrorists want is for us to bow and worship their god. Oh, and to let them rule.)
To: TLOne
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posted on
08/08/2008 12:50:59 AM PDT
by
Nachoman
(My guns and my ammo, they comfort me.)
To: guitarplayer1953
CAN SHE SAY (DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY)
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posted on
08/08/2008 4:53:13 AM PDT
by
bdfromlv
(Leavenworth hard time)
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